In October 2016, I presented “Beauty retouching: skin, light and color” at the PDN PhotoPlus Expo in New York City. If you missed it, or just want to rewatch the presentation, the good folks at Photodemy have made it available.

Got a live webcast at RetouchPro today. Hope you join! Get more info here.

I am going to build a beauty spread, like the ones you see in at the cosmetics counter. A spread usually consists of a Beauty shot, Products and a Lifestyle shot (full body). Being conscientious while compiling a complicated composition such as a spread is very important; that means proper layer order!

We will also talk about using the proper tool for the job, yes, we’re taking about the Brushes Panel. and we will talk about why that’s important when you are retouching skin.

I’m doing a new webcast on Saturday, May 8th. Check it out! Here’s the synopsis…

It’s rare that a fashion pose comes out perfect. Frequently, a professional retoucher will be called on to stitch together a final image using heads, arms, legs, and other bits and pieces from different images (sometimes from different models).

Watch professional retoucher Carrie Beene as she performs this fashion composite from start-to-finish. Click the link below to see the before/after. She’ll answer audience questions about her technique as she works, and more general questions at the end of the show.

“Masque”

I’ll be doing another LIVE start to finish beauty retouching during this webcast, having never retouched this image before. Get signed up at RetouchPRO.com and see the full process! The webcast is scheduled to run approximately 2 hrs…. maybe a little more. That’s a lot of info! Please, come watch, hang out, learn a little something! More info on my page at RetouchPRO.com.